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SwineCast 0248 Show Notes:

• Industry consultant Mike Brumm comments on the importance of building credibility in your community at every opportunity
• Birds illustrated as an e. coli vector
• Interstate meat shipment inspection changes floated as part of both House and Senate Farm Bill versions
• Sows and cows - lessons learned from the dairy industry with Dr. John Deen - UMN
  

SwineCast 0247 Show Notes:

• NPPC doesn't like Senate Farm Bill plan
• Jim Pettigrew looks at non-medicinal health products for hogs
• Leman review with UMN's John Deen
• Unexplained health and gain issues could be result of stray voltage - Agrivolt website
• Solid manure management system under development

SwineCast 0246 Show Notes:

• Keeping Teams motivated from FastCompany.com
  
• Slaughter numbers and international markets with Rabo Bank's Fiona Boal
• Better vaccines driving the numbers
• U.S. perspective on those higher figures from Iowa State's John Lawrence
• IMI Global seeks to create value thru traceability

SwineCast 0245 Show Notes:

• Farm Bill notes with Senator Tom Harkin and Trent
• New genetics development through synthetic chromosomes
• Developing PRRS resistance through genetics
• Eco Securities seeks to monetize carbon credits with livestock operations
  

SwineCast 0245a Show Notes:

• Special presentation of Dr. Bob Morrison's "At The Meeting" group looking at CircoVirus lessons learned.

SwineCast 0244 Show Notes:

• Hytek buys Springhill Farms slaughter plant in Manitoba
• Dr. John Clifford on traceability
• Groups oppose extension of Renewable Fuel Standard (read grain-based ethanol)
• Feed, fuel, carbon credits with Dan Murphy
  

SwineCast 0243 Show Notes:

• Truffle musings with Trent Fredenburg
• Consumer perception and meeting those needs with Ken Parnell of Parnell Leaton
• Mike Broum looks at facilities and personnel considerations
• APP presentation outline with Paul Jeske

SwineCast 0242 Show Notes:

• California ag water shortage due to effort to save endangered fish
• Auto sort systems... panacea or just pan?
  
• Looking at faster, cheaper ways to assay amino acid availability
• Monetary policy impact on agriculture and exports

SwineCast 0241 Show Notes:

• VELOS sow management system provides real-time remote control and oversight
• Todd Williams presentation about Pulmotil impact on sow herd health
  
• Global VetLink provides secure health record access anywhere in the world
• Interstate state-inspected meat legislation in the house bill and a focus of effort on senate side

SwineCast 0240 Show Notes:

• Manitoba Hydro looking to expand energy acquisition from agriculture
• Alpha BioSystems continues to research and improve aerobic digestion systems in light of environmental regs
• Effectiveness of PCV2 vaccines in on-farm research